There are 4 ways to get from Hidden Valley Lake to Palo Alto by taxi, train, bus, car, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, train, Caltrain
best- Take the taxi from Hidden Valley Lake to SMART Windsortaxi
- Take the train from SMART Windsor to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to California Avenue Caltrain Southboundtrain
5h 6m$135–169Bus, BART
cheapest- Take the bus from Downtown Calistoga to Redwood Park & Ride, B3bus 10
- Take the bus from Redwood Park & Ride, B1 to El Cerrito Del Norte Stationbus 29
- Take the subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Millbraesubway
- Take the bus from Millbrae Transit Center-Bay C1 to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1bus Ecr / ...
7h 25m$17–27Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Hidden Valley Lake to Sonoma Co Airport Terminaltaxi
- Take the bus from Sonoma Co Airport Terminal to San Francisco Airportbus
- Take the bus from Millbrae Transit Center-Bay C1 to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1bus Ecr / ...
5h 22m$166–245Drive 122.7 mi
- Drive from Hidden Valley Lake to Palo Altocar 122.7 mi
2h 41m$23–33
Hidden Valley Lake to Palo Alto by bus and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hidden Valley Lake to Palo Alto is to bus and BART which costs $16 - $27 and takes 7h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Hidden Valley Lake to Palo Alto is to drive which takes 2h 41m and costs $22 - $35.
The distance between Hidden Valley Lake and Palo Alto is 135 miles. The road distance is 123.4 miles.
The best way to get from Hidden Valley Lake to Palo Alto without a car is to taxi and train and Caltrain which takes 5h 6m and costs $130 - $170.
It takes approximately 5h 6m to get from Hidden Valley Lake to Palo Alto, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Hidden Valley Lake to Palo Alto is 123 miles. It takes approximately 2h 41m to drive from Hidden Valley Lake to Palo Alto.
There are 500+ hotels available in Palo Alto.
What companies run services between Hidden Valley Lake, CA, USA and Palo Alto, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Hidden Valley Lake to Palo Alto. However, you can take the taxi to SMART Windsor, take the train to SMART San Rafael, walk to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A, take the line 101 bus to Hyde St & Grove St, walk to Metro Civic Center Station/Downtn, take the vehicle to King St & 4th St, walk to San Francisco Caltrain Southbound, then take the train to California Avenue Caltrain Southbound. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Sonoma Co Airport Terminal, take the bus to San Francisco Airport, walk to SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level, take the line 292 bus to Millbrae Transit Center-Bay C1, then take the bus to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1.
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Windsor to SMART San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–8
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to California Avenue Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Millbrae
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Sonoma Co Airport Terminal to San Francisco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–75
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $25–75
- Website
- samtrans.com
Bus from Millbrae Transit Center-Bay C1 to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
Bus from Millbrae Transit Center-Bay C1 to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Phone
- +1 707 251 2800
- Website
- vinetransit.com
Bus from Downtown Calistoga to Redwood Park & Ride, B3
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- https://vinetransit.com/
Bus from Redwood Park & Ride, B1 to El Cerrito Del Norte Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://vinetransit.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Estimated price
- $110–170
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